Gender differences in tuberculosis notification in Pakistan
Abstract
Worldwide the male:female ratio of new smear-positive TB cases is estimated to be roughly 2:1. However in Pakistan this is not the case. Rates of notified TB cases are 20–30% higher in young females compared with males and female rates remain high regardless of increasing age. This is in stark contrast to neighboring India which is characterized by a huge excess of male TB cases. It is currently unknown why rates of notified TB are so high in females in Pakistan, but it is clear this epidemiology is a public health issue of great importance that impacts transmission dynamics and disease control initiatives.^
Subject Area
Asian Studies|Health Sciences, Epidemiology
Recommended Citation
Andrew Codlin,
"Gender differences in tuberculosis notification in Pakistan"
(January 1, 2011).
Texas Medical Center Dissertations (via ProQuest).
Paper AAI1497513.
http://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/dissertations/AAI1497513